Statements (32)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:architecture
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gptkbp:advantage |
fewer instructions per program
more complex hardware compact code difficult pipelining slower clock speeds |
gptkbp:contrastsWith |
gptkb:microprocessor
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gptkbp:dominantIn |
early computing era
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gptkbp:emergedIn |
1970s
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gptkbp:example |
gptkb:x86_architecture
gptkb:VAX_architecture gptkb:System/360_architecture |
gptkbp:feature |
microcode control
complex instructions large number of instructions variable-length instruction formats |
gptkbp:focusesOn |
hardware complexity
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gptkbp:goal |
improve code density
reduce number of instructions per program |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
CISC architecture
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gptkbp:influencedBy |
early memory constraints
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gptkbp:opposedBy |
gptkb:reduced_instruction_set_computer
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gptkbp:standsFor |
gptkb:Complex_Instruction_Set_Computer
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gptkbp:type |
complex addressing modes
memory-to-memory operations multi-step operations |
gptkbp:usedIn |
mainframes
personal computers modern x86 processors |
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Intel_x86_microprocessors
gptkb:Intel_x86_processors |
gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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